Chintimini Chamber Music Festival, founded 2001, is built around world professionals who grew up in the mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon. 2014 theme, 1776 — an Era and a Nation, includes five Festival concerts, June 20-July 2, and three programs for children. Every year the festival commissions a new work by an American composer. The 2013 commission of Kenji Bunch was through a CMA grant. This year's, supported in part by NewMusicUSA, showcases composer Karim Al-Zand.